With fall here and winter on its way, cold temperatures mean that stink bugs are looking for a warm place to stay. That means they are going to try to hitch a ride inside.

Stink bugs are master home invaders. They will look for any crack or crevice they can to get indoors. Just as the name implies, these pests will go into defense mode and emit a stinky smell to escape. That fluid can also stain your curtains and walls.

The pest professionals at Cornell Integrated Pest Management Program say stink bugs will enter through windows, under doorways and through the smallest spaces, so be sure to caulk and seal entryways.

"If you crush them, because they have this fluid inside their body, it can actually cause contact dermatitis on our skin,” said Brian Eshenaur, senior extension associate at Cornell. “It is not something you want to do. Really, the vacuum is the best way to go. We want to remove them without contacting them is really the best way to do it. They don't bite, they don't sting and they do not feed on anything indoors; they are just looking for a place over winter. They feed on plants outside.”

The good news, sort of, is that stink bugs need moisture to live, so they typically survive less than four weeks indoors.